NEW YORK (AP) - The widow of a city Department of Sanitation worker killed by an out-of-control street sweeper won a $41.5 million negligence lawsuit.
The New York Post reports (http://nyp.st/2gGtTHU ) that a Queens jury granted the sum to Bina Frosch on Tuesday after her husband, 43-year-old Steven Frosch, was struck and killed by a colleague’s vehicle inside a garage in 2014.
The father of four had been on the job for 18 years and was due to retire.
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Lawyer Ben Rubinowitz said he died because of negligence of a fellow Sanitation worker, who blamed the incident on faulty equipment.
A city Law Department spokesman said the city recognizes that the death is a tragedy, but the jury’s award “exceeds reasonable limits.” He said the city would pursue legal options to reduce the award.
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Information from: New York Post, http://www.nypost.com
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